Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-02-23
THE WEST.

JUDGE LEWIS, in the District Court at
Sioux City, inflicted fines aggregating S3,-
$50 against eight saloon keepers of that
city, and gave notice that abatement and
seizure orders would Immediately follow
When the latter are served every open sa-
loon in the city will have leen closed, ex-
cept one, against which proceedings are
now pending, and which was recently
closed by injunction, but has been re-
opened under alleged new ownership. The
abatement process will probably be the
next step resorted to in this case, which
would involve the building and its owner
making them responsible for the tenant )
violation of the law.
THE Merchants National Bank Mt Dead
wood did not open its doors on the morn
ing of the 10Th. Branches at Central City,
Sturgis and Sun Dance also closed, but the
Spearfish branch remains open. No state
ment of the present condition of the bank
is obtainable, but at the last statement,
published December 2S, the liabilities ex-
ceeded 1925, 900, with resourc about the
same. 1t is thought the bank will finally
pay dollar for dollar.
THE Ashland Mine at Hurley. Wis. has
been sold by the Hayes brothers to syn
dicate Of Milwaukee parties for s 200, 600
CHAs. D. CLARKE, of Detroit admin S.
TRAITOR of Lieut.. kislingbury, is endeavor-
ing to arouse opposition to the contirma-
ton by the Senate of Capt. A. W. Greeley,
TO be Chief of the Signal Setvic>. The
reason given is Greeley's repeated i'll treat
ment of Kislingbury in the arctic regions.
THE Mayor of Peoria has prohibited pa
rades by the Salvation Army.
LUTHER BEECHER, an eccentric million
aire of Detroit, offers TO sell the Biddle
House for $500, 600 and devote the amount
to the charitable institutions of that city;
or he will rent it for $500 and give the
money for the same purpose.
THE famous San Joaquin ranch in Cali
fornia, containing four hundred thousand
acres, has been sold to agents of the South
ern Pacific Company for 81 ,25O,00O.
THE Union Pacific road recently hauled
train load of Chinese silk from Ogden.
Utah to Council Bluffs inside of forty four
hours.
The late William Stoneman. of Free
port. Ill.,, left $1,000 to the city as an en-
dowment for alospital.
THERE were 10000, 900 bushels of wheat
in store at Minneapolis, st. Paul and Du-
luth on the 10th, and the best hard wheat
was 10 cents per bushel lower than in
February OF last year.
IT is stated that David T. Todd, the Des
Moines wholesale merchant who was found
chloroformed TO death in the refrigerator
roop, Of hio cfora hiuoo1f ,,nrchucaJ ha
drug which caused his death. His debts
are said to amount TO $4,000.
THE San Francisco police authorities re-
port the finding of dynamite bomb in one
of the sewers, and the presumption of the
police is that it was prepared for use by
riking car men, but, they fearing detec-
ton, threw it into the sewer.
THE Northern Pacific Road is building a
car TO supply light, heat and pure water to
passenger trains. 1t is 10 be placed imme-
diately behind the locomotive.
MANAGERS of large ranches in Indian
Territory report that the winter has been
the mildest for five years. and that the loss
of stock will only be from 2 TO 4 per cent.
Advices from the Yellowstone ranges are
to the effect that two hundred thousand
head Of cattle are suffering terribly for
grass and water, and carcasses can be
counted by hundreds along the river.
The City Council of Council Bluffs has
granted the Union Pacific such right-of-
way privileges as insure the early building
of union depot near the business portion
of the city.
The chair factory Of the Milwaukee
House of Correction last year made pro.
ft Of els, ,204.
AT the recent election held by the stock
holders Of the Dubuque and Sioux City
Railroad. Edward Il. Hartman and his
associates Of New York were chosen dirsc-
tors. Al the votes cast BY proxy were
thrown ont, and the parties thus ousted
will probably appeal to the courts.
LAND colxEIssIoNER SPARKS will rec
ommsnd to tho Secretary Of the Interior ct
n early dase the ssstosstsoa 70 sstslameat